Phonetic Alphabet
Human Performance Improvement
Electrical Knowledge
Con Edison History
Substation Operations
100
This is a close parallel or repetition of an idea, feeling, style, or event – Sound that ricochets
ECHO
100
This rule affords workers time before starting a job to detect conditions not anticipated by work planning and the pre-job briefing.
TWO-MINUTE RULE
100
Defines the relationship between Voltage, Current and Resistance
OHM’S LAW100
In 1823, Con Edison’s earliest corporate predecessor, the _____________, was founded by a consortium of New York City investors.
NEW YORK GAS LIGHT COMPANY
100
Distance between Pleasant Valley substation and Fresh Kills Substation...
104 Miles
200
This well-known dance originated in the 1880s -- It takes two to ______
TANGO
200
This tool can be used to improve your chances of performing actions on the correct component when similar components are in proximity. Try not to spend too much time waiving it.
FLAGGING
200
For a Transformer with a 10:1 turns ratio, Applying 100 volts to the side with 1 turn, what is the voltage on the side with 10 turns?
1000 VOLTS
200
In 1936, with electric sales far outstripping gas sales, the company incorporated and the name was changed to ________________.
CON EDISON COMPANY OF NEW YORK
200
The number of Substation within SSO...
101 Substations
300
DAILY DOUBLE!! : The story about these two young star crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconciled their feuding families was written in the late 1500s by William Shakespeare.
ROMEO & JULIET
300
Human Performance Improvement is based on the fact that humans are _____ and prone to making mistakes.
FALLIBLE
300
DAILY DOUBLE!!!: In a Capacitive Circuit, on an Alternating Current System, the current waveform does this with respect to the voltage.
LEADS
300
In what 1980s Cult Classic did Con Edison Supervisor, "Mr. Fianella" try to stop an unauthorized investigation of 1st Avenue underground system that was covered in a "River of Slime". Hint: This happened right before Dr. Raymond Stantz caused a NYC Black Out.
Ghostbusters 2!
300
Number of distribution feeders. Doesn’t include in house feeders, L&P feeders or Cap Banks
1445 Feeders!
400
The first known attestation of this word is found in a letter from 1758 by General James Wolfe – Also is the #1 NY Baseball Team, Home of the Babe
YANKEE
400
DAILY DOUBLE!!: You’ll shine bright when you implement this tool to help prevent errors when touching station equipment to change its status or even when revising a document important to station safety or reliability.
S-T-A-R, STOP-THINK-ACT-REVIEW
400
The frequency of the United States Electric System.
60 HERTZ
400
Daily Double: Who was the CEO for Con Edison between 1967-1982?
Hint: He headed Con Ed from 1967 to 1982 and dealt with the oil crisis of the 1970s, customer rage over rising rates, the 1977 blackout that paralyzed New York City and the settlement of a decades-long struggle with environmental groups over construction of a power plant at Storm King Mountain on the Hudson River.
Charles F. Luce400
On distribution feeders in our station, what does RMS coil stand for?
Remote Monitoring System
500
This is a nearly flat plain of alluvial deposit between diverging branches of the mouth of a river, often, though not necessarily, triangular – You can also hop on one of their flights for a nice family vacation!
DELTA
500
An error prevention technique involving a verbal agreement between two individuals prior to an action or task.
PEER-CHECKING
500
The Electric Reliability Organization that develops standards for power system operation, monitoring and enforcing compliance with those standards. Penalty's for violating Standards can be as much $1 Million per Day per Violation.
NERC
500
A former Con Edison building located on ______________ in Manhattan was converted first into the studio for the television game show Let's Make a Deal, and later into a recording studio called "The Power Station" because of its Edison history. In 1996, the studio was renamed Avatar Studios.
WEST 53RD STREET
500
Distance of firefighting personnel and apparatus must keep from live 345kV equipment while applying solid stream of water?
110 ft.